2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | PNC Park | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Record | 62–100 (.383) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Kevin McClatchy | |
General managers | Cam Bonifay Roy Smith (interim) Dave Littlefield | |
Managers | Lloyd McClendon | |
Television | WCWB-TV Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh | |
Radio | KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) | |
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The 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 120th season of the franchise; the 115th in the National League. This was their first season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–100, their first 100 loss season since 1985. The year also saw longtime Pirate Bill Mazeroski inducted into the Hall of Fame.[2]
Offseason
[edit]- February 1, 2001: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 44–37 | 49–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 54–28 | 39–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 88 | 74 | .543 | 5 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 27–54 | 39–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 100 | .383 | 31 | 38–43 | 24–57 |
Game log
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April (9–14)
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May (8–20)
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June (12–15)
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July (12–15)
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August (8–20)
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September (9–14)
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October (4–2)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |
Detailed records
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Roster
[edit]Opening Day lineup
[edit]Opening Day Starters | |
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Name | Position |
Adrian Brown | CF |
Derek Bell | RF |
Jason Kendall | C |
Brian Giles | LF |
Aramis Ramírez | 3B |
Kevin Young | 1B |
Pat Meares | 2B |
Jack Wilson | SS |
Todd Ritchie | SP |
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 2, 2001: Billy Taylor was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
- April 3, 2001: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
- April 11, 2001: Ramón Martínez was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[4]
- June 5, 2001: Jeremy Guthrie was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign.[5]
- July 30, 2001: John Vander Wal and Jason Schmidt were traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants for Armando Ríos and Ryan Vogelsong.[6]
PNC Park
[edit]The Pirates opened the park with two pre-season games against the New York Mets, the first was played on March 31, 2001.[7] The first official baseball game played in PNC Park was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, on April 9, 2001. The Reds won the game by the final score of 8–2. The first pitch was thrown by Todd Ritchie, a ball to Barry Larkin. In the top of the first inning, Sean Casey's two-run home run was the first hit in the park. The first Pirates' batter, Adrian Brown, struck out; however, later in the inning Jason Kendall singled, the first hit by a Pirate. Two days later, John Vander Wal became the first Pirate to hit a home run in the park.[8]
Upon opening in 2001, PNC Park was praised by fans and media alike. Jim Caple, of ESPN.com, ranked PNC Park as the best stadium in Major League Baseball, with a score of 95 out of 100.[9] He compared the park to Fallingwater, calling the stadium itself "perfect", and citing the high ticket prices as the only negative aspect of visiting the park.[10] Pirates' vice-president Steve Greenberg said, "We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball, and we believe we've done that."[8] Major League Baseball executive Paul Beeston has said the park was the best he's seen so far in baseball.[8] Many of the workers who built the park said that it was the nicest that they have seen.[11] In 2008, Men's Fitness named the park one of "10 big league parks worth seeing this summer".[12][13]
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Awards and honors
[edit]2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Brian Giles, OF, reserve
Statistics
[edit]- Hitting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Draft picks
[edit]Rd | # | Player | Pos | DOB and Age | School |
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1 | 8 | John Van Benschoten | RHP | April 14, 1980 (aged 21) | Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) |
3 | 84 | Jeremy Guthrie | RHP | April 8, 1979 (aged 22) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
4 | 114 | Jeff Keppinger | SS | April 21, 1980 (aged 21) | University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia) |
5 | 144 | Travis Chapman | 1B | June 5, 1978 (aged 23) | Indian River Community College (Fort Pierce, Florida) |
6 | 174 | Drew Friedberg | LHP | March 3, 1979 (aged 22) | Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) |
7 | 204 | Mike McCuistion | C | May 14, 1982 (aged 19) | Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, California) |
8 | 234 | Chris Duffy | OF | April 20, 1980 (aged 21) | Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) |
9 | 264 | Jason Fellows | 1B | — | Berkmar HS (Lilburn, Georgia) |
10 | 294 | Aaron Bulkley | SS | May 6, 1983 (aged 18) | Port Byron HS (Cayuga, New York) |
- Note
- Age at time of draft.
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Williamsport
References
[edit]- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxxviii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
- ^ a b c "Billy Taylor Stats".
- ^ "Ramon Martinez Stats".
- ^ Jeremy Guthrie Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "PNC Park". Baseballparks.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ a b c PNC Park Gets Rave Reviews - Sports News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh Archived March 17, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Caple, Jim. "Pittsburgh's gem rates the best". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ^ Caple, Jim. "Pittsburgh's gem rates the best". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
- ^ McKay, Jim (April 15, 2001). "Workers proud of what they have wrought". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
- ^ Pratt, Devin. "Top Stadiums: Pittsburgh's PNC Park". Men's Fitness. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer (April 2, 2008). "PNC in Men's Fitness top 10 stadiums". PittsburghPirates.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "2001 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.
- 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.